Amusement device.



PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

y J. A. ANSLINGER.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOSEPH A. ANSLINGER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH MATZ, v

. OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

AMUsnrmNT Drizvron.'4

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Appiic'aaon sled Angna'zs. 1906. serial No. 331,962.

To all whom it may concern: g

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. ANsLrNGEma citizen oi the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in amuse My inventionalso. consists in .theparts and inthe y combination and arrangement of parts as herein set forth and claimed.

In the drawings which serve to illustrate my invention: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gure embodying my'invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the side opposite to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line '3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 oi Fig. 1.

The preferable construction oi my amusement device .is as follows: The gure 1 which may be any object desired but which I preierably represent as an animal as indicated by Fig. l of the drawing, is supported b'y a standard 2 mounted upon a base 3 by pivot 4 and held in position by target support 5 engaging rib 6 on the side of the figure to expose target 7 to view through target opening 8. A spring9 is attached to the head oi the figure 1 and to one en d of the base 3 to hold the catch 10 of the target support 5 in engagement with rib 6. The iront legs 1l are rigidly secured tothe body l2 and the rear legs 13 are secured together and attached to body 12 by pivot 14. A flexible connection 15 is attached to the rear legs 13 at 16 and to a fastening 17 secured to the base. Thisconnectionis made slack between its ends as shown to give the proper movement to the rear legs with relation to the body to more correctly imitate the movement of the i parts when in the act of kicking. Thetarget support l5 is formed of yielding material so that when the ball strikes target 7 its force will move the target and target support laterally to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4 lthereby releasing catch 10 from rib 6 whereupon the tension of spring 9 will drawthe head of the figure downwardly and the body of the figure upwardly so that the exible connection 15 will be drawn taut and as the rear end of the figure continues to be elevated by the downward pressure of spring 9 the rear legs 13 will be moved upwardly about pivot 14 thereby causing the gure to assume a kicking p osture as indicated by dotted lines in Fig.y 2. The

movement of the ligure as.described is notice that the target has been hit. An additional notice may be provided by attaching a bell 18 to the rear legs.

In order to bring the figure to position to expose the target 7 through target opening 8 for the next target practice a rope 19 or other suitable means is attached 'to the body 12 and connected to pulley 20 attached to base `3 whereby-the figure may be drawn downwardly whereupon the catch 10 will automatically engage rib 6. The side of the figure toward tl1`e players is made to imitate an animal, as shown in Fig. 1, while the opposite side is plain and provided with the operating mechanism, above described, as shown in Fig. 2.

I claim:

1. In anamusement device, a pivotally mounted and spring actuated figure, a target arranged in connection therewith, legs pivoted to said figure and provided with a connection whereby the-movement of vthe body upwardly will give said legs a kicking movement.

2. In an amusement device, a base, a gure mounted to be capable of movement and having a target opening therein, a target adjacent the target opening and adapted to be moved with relation to the figure when said target is hit whereupon said movement of the figure is produced, pivotally mounted legs on said figure, and a connection attached to said legs and to the base -and a spring adapted to automatically move said iigure and legs respectively.

3. In an amusement device, a base, a standard pivotally supported thereby, a figure ixed and adapted to move with said standard, a rib upon said figure, a yielding target support mounted on said base, a target on said support, a catch on said support adapted to take over and engage said rib, a springr secured to said base and to one end of said gure and adapted to exert downward pressure thereon to hold said catch and rib in engagement and,

when said catch and rib are disengaged by the force of a ball against said target, to move said gure, substantially as set'forth.

4. In an amusement device, a base, a standard pivotally mounted thereon, a gure fixed to said standard and having a target opening, a rib on said figure, a target sup'- port adapted to engage said rib, a target upon said support adapted to be exposed through said target opening, a spring adapted t0 automatically move said figure when released from the target support by the force of a ball against said target, and means for returning said figure into position to expose the target.

5. In an amusement device, a figure mounted to be capableV of movement and having a target opening therein, a target adjacent the target opening and adapted to be moved with relation to the figure when said target is hit whereupon said movement of the figure is produced, legs pivotally attached to the body of said iigure, a bell secured to said legs and a connection adapted to move said legs upon said pivot to prodlie a kicking movement.

. JOSEPH A. ANSLINGER. Witnesses:

JAMES N. Hausnr, Josnrn MATZ. 

